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Local News – Issue 265

Lebese Turns Down Turkey To Stay At Chiefs George Lebese was offered lucrative terms from Turkey but says he could not turn down the contract put forward by Kaizer Chiefs. The left-footed midfielder recently penned a new three-year deal with Amakhosi, having…

International News – Issue 265

United Bid For Unhappy Ramos Manchester United have made a £28.6m bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. The Red Devils believe the 29-year-old wants to leave Real after they failed to offer him an extension to his contract, which expires in…

Mauritius v South Africa Preview

2016 CHAN Qualifier | Sunday 5 July | Anjalay Stadium | 13:00 South Africa travel to Mauritius this weekend to complete their 2016 African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifier against the Islanders, whom they thrashed 3-0 in the first leg at Donsonville Stadium…

USA v Guatemala Preview

International Friendly | Saturday 4th July | LP Field (Nashville, Tennessee) | 00:30 The United States play host to Guatemala early hours of Saturday morning in a warm up match in preparation of the 2015 Concacaf Gold Cup, which will be co-hosted…

England v Canada Preview

2015 Women's World Cup | Sunday 28 June | BC Place Stadium, Vancouver | 01:30 Hosts Canada will welcome +50 000 supporters to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, all spelling the name of their nation in prolonged verse to create a hostile and…

Brazil v Paraguay Preview

2015 Copa America Quarter-Final | Saturday 27 June | Concepcion | 23:30 Brazil will lock horns with Paraguay in a repeat of the 2011 quarter-final in which Paraguay stunned the Brazilians on penalties after holding them to a goalless draw. Brazil cannot afford…

AC Leopards v Pirates Preview

CAF Confederations Cup | Saturday 27 June | Dolisie | 16:00 The Caf Confederations Cup Group Stage gets underway this weekend. It’s been a long road to get to this stage of the competition and looking at Orlando Pirates’ group it…

Argentina v Colombia Preview

2015 Copa America Quarter-Final | Saturday 27 June | Vina del Mar | 01:30 Argentina and Colombia clash in what is the most anticipated quarter-final of the lot. La Albiceleste have had the better of the Colombians in previous encounters, winning 7 and…

China v USA Preview

2015 Women's World Cup | Saturday 27 June | Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa | 01:30 Team USA have disappointed their fervent supporters so far but that could all disappear in an instant as the Women’s World Cup reaches the pointy end. The United States…

Germany v France Preview

2015 Women's World Cup | Friday 26 June | Olympic Stadium, Montreal | 22:00 The first of the crucial Fifa Women’s World Cup quarter-finals sees top ranked Germany meet fellow European powerhouse France in what could easily be viewed as a World Cup final…

Bolivia v Peru Preview

2015 Copa America Quarter-Final | Friday 26 June | Temuco | 01:30 Peru will take on Bolivia in Temuco in the early hours of Friday morning in the second quarter-final of the 2015 Copa America. These sides have cancelled each other out in each…

Chile v Uruguay Preview

2015 Copa America Quarter-Final | Thursday 25 June | Santiago | 01:30 The first quarter-final of Copa America 2015 gets underway early Thursday morning with host nation Chile up against holders Uruguay in Santiago. La Celeste boast a better head-to-head record against La Roja…